Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have shortlisted three teams for advance tunneling work on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension project in Toronto. Teams were shortlisted based on criteria identified in the Request for Qualifications process that began in March 2020. The shortlisted teams and their prime team members are:

FAST EGLINTON GROUP

Applicant Leads: FCC Construccion S.A., Astaldi Canada Enterprises Inc., Salini-Impregilo S.p.A.
Design Team: COWI North America, AECOM Canada, Arcadis Canada Inc., Tunnel and Bridge Technologies Inc.
Construction Team: FCC Construccion S.A., Astaldi Canada Design & Construction, Inc., Salini-Impregilo S.p.A.

NORTH AMERICAN TUNNEL PARTNERS

Applicant Leads: EllisDon Capital, Inc., Barnard LP
Design Team: McMillen Jacobs Associates, Aldea Services LLC, Englobe Corp., Lea Consulting, Ltd.
Construction Team: Barnard Constructors of Canada LP, Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.
Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.

WEST END CONNECTORS

Applicant Leads: Dragados Canada Inc., Aecon Infrastructure Management. Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd.
Design Team: TYPSA Inc., EXP Services Inc.
Construction Team: Dragados Canada Inc., Aecon Infrastructure Management. Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd.
Financial Advisor: ACS Infrastructure Canada, Aecon Concessions, Scotiabank Capital, Ghella Investments & Partnerships

These teams will be invited to respond to an RFP this summer to begin preparing their proposals that detail how they will deliver the project. Upon evaluating the proposals received, IO and Metrolinx expect to award the tunneling contract in mid-2021.

The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is a 9.2-kilometre extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT (future TTC Line 5). The extension will run mostly underground, westward from the future Mount Dennis Station to Renforth Drive. Metrolinx is actively collaborating with the GTAA and municipal partners on the proposed alignment from Renforth Drive to the airport, which takes into account the GTAA's plans for a Regional Transit Centre.

To expedite work on the project, tunneling will begin first, to be followed by separate contracts for the balance of the work, which includes building the stations, fitting-out the tunnels and installing and commissioning the systems.

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